Deltic 55022 D9000 flying thru Grantham with 1Z70 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross

[@peterfreeman9068]

Absolutely beautiful

[@Spookieham]

Bloody glorious sound

[@ricbchirop4355]

It’s not just any old sound it’s music

[@karimkekhia4369]

absolutely..from both legendary locos to those wonderful iconic screaming mk1s

[@JT29501]

Why does the Deltic also have a backup locomotive on the back, surely it's less necessary than for a steam train? Or is it just standard practice now for all railtours?

[@BertieWorth]

I think it's to generate power for the coaches

[@JT29501]

@@BertieWorth Oh right yeah, I think I've heard that before. How was this done before, why can't the front locomotive do it?

[@BertieWorth]

Maybe because it's generating the power for the train to move

[@BertieWorth]

It's also just in case it fails and can just push it to the next station

[@pootispiker2866]

​@@JT29501The class 55 doesn't have an ETH generator iirc. The other diesel does. The extra help is nice too.

[@suedavenport8208]

Napier diesel - almost erotic!

[@ARutlandPhotographer]

oh yes